Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. There are groups of people who want to limit what we are able to read. These groups have sought to ban books in Papillion, Grand Island, Nebraska, Orange City, Iowa and other communities. Banned Books Week is gives…
Banned Books Week (September 26 – October 2, 2021) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers,…
Did you know you can use your library card to borrow a canning kit, monitor your power consumption, play disc golf at the park, and even borrow an umbrella or bicycle chain during your trip to the South Sioux City Public Library? September is Library Card Sign Up Month, and…
Introducing ABCmouse, the Fun Way to Play and Learn ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy® is described by many educators as the most comprehensive early learning curriculum available online. The website has received special recognition from Parents magazine, and has been honored with the Parents’ Choice Gold Award, the Mom’s Choice Gold…
The South Sioux City Public Library is excited to offer its patrons free “Wowbrary” email alerts that showcase the library’s newest items each week. The alerts feature the latest bestsellers, movies, music CDs, audiobooks, magazines, children’s titles, cookbooks, mysteries, travel guides, health books, science fiction, and more purchased by the…
There is frequent debate about the value of audio books as they compare to reading “real” books. We have heard the words “lazy” and “its cheating” tossed around when defending reading against listening. But, we wholeheartedly disagree that listening is “cheat reading”, and furthermore, its not a competition between the…
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